CVE-2013-2989 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The file-copying functionality in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct 3.8.00, 4.0.00, and 4.1.0 for UNIX on AIX 6.1 through 7.1 uses incorrect privileges, which allows local users to bypass filesystem read permissions and write permissions by leveraging authentication to the Connect:Direct product.

Published: 2013-05-28

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect:3.8.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect:4.0.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect:4.1.0.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-2928	The file-copying functionality in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct 3.8.00, 4.0.00, and 4.1.0 for UNIX on AIX 6.1 through 7.1 uses incorrect privileges, which allows local users to bypass filesystem read permissions and write permissions by leveraging authentication to the Connect:Direct product.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00037.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC86449
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21637561
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84016

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Sterling Connect

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2013-05-28T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:52:21.596Z

Reserved: 2013-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2989

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-05-28T16:55:01.177

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-2989

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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